Cleaner

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9PN

75 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade 1 Point 2

Cleaner job summary

You will be appointed on a fixed term contract

You will be responsible for a wide range of cleaning duties and responsibilities, which include ensuring that areas of work allocated are cleaned to the required standard/specification.

Key Aspects of the role:

• Thoroughly clean areas to the required specification, as directed, using correct techniques and cleaning equipment.
• Safe removal of litter and waste to allocated disposal points, taking particular care with liquids, broken glass or other substances, which may be unsafe to other staff or students.
• To be responsible for locking and unlocking windows and doors
• Working safely using correct warning signs, protective clothing and safety equipment and being mindful of hazards to other staff and students. Compliance with the Health and Safety practices of the Trust/School.
• Replenishing supplies of toiletries, plastic bags etc, as directed
• Able to deal with all types of cleaning in all areas of the School, which may involve dealing with bodily fluids on occasion (suitable protective clothing will be supplied).
• Ensuring all containers of cleaning agents are correctly labelled before use and are used safely and in compliance with manufacturers written instructions and that all chemical are securely stored away when not in use.
• To be responsible for emptying vacuum cleaners and buffer vacuum bags at the end of each session. Cleaning and checking all equipment that has been used. Checking cables for wear and tear and storing away in a suitable safe area. Notifying Site Manager of any faults found.
• Ensure mops, cloths etc, are washed and left to dry as appropriate at the end of each session.
• Report immediately to the Site Manager any defective electrical sockets, lighting, vandalism etc, in your cleaning area
• Assist in keeping chemicals and cleaning materials and equipment storage areas in a clean and tidy condition.
• Covering on a rota basis for absent colleagues when required, which may involve some change in hours/times
• To comply with the requirements of Health and Safety and safer working practices and other relevant legislation and Trust Policies.
• To ensure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used whenever there are risks to Health & Safety that cannot be adequately controlled in other ways.
• Ensure site areas involved with sickness are cleaned immediately and disinfected where appropriate
• Know the location of first aid equipment and firefighting equipment within the school Any reasonable task as directed by the Site Manager

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-ws10-9pn

St. Mary’s is a single form of entry primary school with a Nursery class which offers a Catholic education for primary aged pupils (3 to 11 year olds) living within the Parish of St Mary’s, Wednesbury and the surrounding area. We also welcome families from other denominations and faith traditions who are willing to support the mission of our school,

"Our community, growing and learning together with Christ"

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